Green, Donald.

Pathologies of Rational Choice Theory : A Critique of Applications in Political Science. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (254 pages)

Cover -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- ONE: RATIONALITY IN POLITICS AND ECONOMICS -- TWO: THE NATURE OF RATIONAL CHOICE THEORY -- THREE: METHODOLOGICAL PATHOLOGIES -- FOUR: THE PARADOX OF VOTER TURNOUT -- FIVE: SOCIAL DILEMMAS AND FREE-RIDING -- SIX: LEGISLATIVE BEHAVIOR AND THE PARADOX OF VOTING -- SEVEN: SPATIAL THEORIES OF ELECTORAL COMPETITION -- EIGHT: RESPONSES TO LIKELY COUNTERARGUMENTS -- REFERENCES -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W.

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